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Young paratrooper killed in car crash was full of promise, commanders say by   U.S. Army paratroopers of 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade give a last salute to Pfc. Ian N. Morosoff, who died May 1 from injuries sustained in a car accident, at Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy, May 24, 2021. (Paolo Bovo/U.S. Army) VICENZA, Italy — Pfc. Ian Morosoff was remembered at his memorial as a promising young man who loved his friends and family and reveled in his time as a paratrooper with the 173rd Airborne Brigade.  Morosoff was someone who sought out challenges and...

View Comments Army paratrooper Ian Morosoff, of Suquamish, died from injuries he suffered in a vehicle crash on Saturday in Vicenza, Italy. Morosoff, 19, had graduated from Bainbridge High School in the class of 2020, according to a spokeswoman for the Bainbridge Island School District, and had also joined the Army last year, according to a press release from the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Morosoff had achieved the rank of private first class. The crash occurred Saturday in Vicenza, in northern Italy, near Caserma Ederle, a military installation where Morosoff was stationed, a spokesman for the...

By NANCY MONTGOMERY | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 3, 2021 VICENZA, Italy — A 173rd Airborne Brigade soldier was killed Saturday night in a car crash near Caserma Ederle, the brigade said Monday. Pfc. Ian N. Morosoff, 19, an infantryman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, died at the scene of his injuries. Two other paratroopers in the collision were taken to the emergency room and released a few hours later. They were expected to make a full recovery, the brigade said. Neither of the two injured soldiers were identified. The incident, which occurred shortly afte...